A recent thread on the notorious 2ch BBS system asked Japanese video game programmers, what is your take-home pay per month?
Matt Altus translated a few of the answers, and the numbers reported seem surprisingly low:
“¥130,000 For 256 hours of work a month.” (For reference, a ‘normal’ 40-hour work week equals 160 hours per month.)
“My only take-home [...]